laughing saint

Chapter 69 Confrontation

Zi Shang led the team to move very fast. In less than half a day, half of the journey to Yangcheng was already gone. At this moment, thick smoke and dust appeared in front of him, which was sand brought by the horses running.

Zi Shang raised the rope to stop the horse, signaled the team to stop moving forward, looked at the horses and horses galloping in the distance, and signaled everyone to be on alert.

The smoke was getting closer and closer, and at this moment, Zi Shang could clearly see that there were about a hundred people galloping, all of them were riding black horses, and they were all wearing black body armor, the standard attire of imperial army. , the man at the head of the team is about 40 years old, and he is a standard strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes.

The big man in the lead saw Zi Shang's team with various clothes and horses, and didn't know their identities for a while, so he asked loudly, "Where are the people ahead?"

Hearing the other party's inquiry, the bald man next to Zishang was Xu Hu, who had met Chen Xiaofan several times, and he replied loudly: "The members of the Yutian Guild Hall are going to kill the thief!"

"But President Zi?" The leader of the big man asked loudly.

"It's my lord!" Zi Shang replied softly, the voice was not loud but spread far.

When the leader of the big man led the team to a distance of five feet in front of Zishang, Zhu Ma signaled the team to stop, then cupped his hands and said: "Xuanjie Captain Ouyang Yuanfeng was ordered to come and wait for President Zi to dispatch."

Zi Shang cupped his hands and said: "It turns out to be Lieutenant Ouyang, we are going to Yangcheng to meet the governor!"

Ouyang Yuanfeng jumped off his horse, and the soldiers behind him also dismounted, which was a kind gesture of goodwill.

Zi Shang saw that the other party had all dismounted and stood up, so he waved his hand to signal the beast hunters under him to stand on guard, and followed him to dismount to greet him.

At this time, Xu Hu was standing beside Zi Shang, and Chen Xiaofan also came to his side.

Ouyang Yuanfeng strode towards Zishang, followed by the man Chen Xiaofan who looked a little familiar, after thinking about it carefully, it turned out that it was Chen Wu who was ordered to kill Chen Xiaofan.

Only then did Chen Xiaofan let go of his guard. He smiled slightly at Chen Wu. It was not a kind of pride as a former winner, nor was it sympathy for the losers. His smile was simply out of politeness.

Because Chen Xiaofan smiled very simply, the way he looked at Chen Wu was not complicated, so his smile was so sincere.

Chen Wu looked at Chen Xiaofan's sincere smile, but he felt mixed emotions in his heart. He lowered his head slightly to avoid Chen Xiaofan's sincere gaze, because Chen Xiaofan's sincerity made him feel a little inferior, inferior to being unable to be like Chen Xiaofan It is generally a matter of calmly facing people who have fought life and death and suddenly become comrades-in-arms.

While Chen Wu was thinking about it, Ouyang Yuanfeng came to Zishang and handed over Ouyang Kang's letter.

Zi Shang finished reading the contents of the letter, his eyebrows were clearly squeezed towards the center of his brows, his body breath changed suddenly, and the few people closest to him felt the sudden coercion, just like the anger of a high-level ferocious beast. Prestige.

Ouyang Yuanfeng stood in front of Zishang, feeling the invisible pressure from Zishang's anger most clearly. At this time, there was also a fire burning in his eyes, and he said angrily: "Those sons of bitches' wolf The robbers actually slaughtered more than 30 lives from more than 200 families in the entire Lianpeng Village!"

Zi Shang's voice became low due to anger, and he asked: "After the raid of Xishan City by the 'Canglang Bandit' last time, did Mr. Inspector not take any measures?"

Hearing what Zi Shang said, Ouyang Yuanfeng seemed to be getting more and more angry: "Those sons of bitches of his grandma, relying on the super mobility of their wolf mounts, we don't even know what to do." Can't keep up with them!"

Zi Shang continued to ask: "Is there nothing you can do?"

"With the approval of Lord Inspector, we have already mobilized the 'Cangyun Great Eagle' to investigate, but those thieves are really good, the two eagles who were investigating at both ends were shot down!"

The 'Great Cloud Eagle' mentioned by Ouyang Yuan is a second-order ferocious beast. They are huge and can accommodate a person riding on them. They are especially suitable for investigation. It takes a long time, so the 'Great Cloud Eagle' and its knights used for scouting will naturally become much more precious.

When Zishang heard that one of the two big eagles on investigation was still alive, he knew that the whereabouts of the 'Canglang Bandit' had been exposed, so he asked, "Captain Ouyang, where is the thief now?"

"They are heading towards 'Niuxi Village', which is more than 200 miles away from here! That's why the governor asked me to meet up with President Zi, and immediately go to 'Niuxi Village'"

As soon as Zishang heard that 'Canglang Bandit' was heading towards another village, he didn't want that village to be wiped out, so he didn't say any polite words to Ouyang Yuanfeng, so he got on his horse and shouted loudly: "Brothers, Let's hurry to Niuxi Village!"

Ouyang Yuanfeng retreated to his horse, got on the horse, and led a team of 120 people to follow closely behind the team of hunters.

With the addition of Ouyang Yuanfeng's team, the number of team members going to destroy the "Wolf Bandit" has grown a lot. This team of nearly 300 people is galloping, competing with the "Wolf Bandit" for time, and time has become life. matter at stake.

Chen Xiaofan leaned on the horse's back, put his body as close to the horse's back as possible, and galloped closely behind the team. Although he was not the fastest and most relaxed in the team, for Chen Xiaofan who had just learned how to ride a horse for less than a month Speaking of it, it is not easy to follow the team and not fall behind.

At this time, Chen Xiaofan was not overjoyed at being able to keep up with the team, his mind was full of doubts: "Then the 'Wolf Bandit' can shoot and kill one big eagle, why is the other big eagle able to carry out investigations safely? ?
Why didn't the thieves rob the merchants on the commercial road, but ran to the center of Yangquan Prefecture to make trouble at the risk of their lives?

Why massacre all the people in the village?Could it be that killing those old and young people in Lianpeng Village is because they can get higher rewards? "The more Chen Xiaofan thought about it, the more he felt that the bad feeling in his heart was getting worse.

The others who were running didn't notice Chen Xiaofan's worry, they just took care of themselves and went their separate ways.

When the sun was setting in the west, Zishang and the others rushed to a place more than 30 miles away from 'Niuxi Village'. The day's journey made those with lower cultivation levels look very tired.

Ouyang Yuanfeng gestured towards the sky, after a while a 'Great Cloud Eagle' descended from the sky, riding a soldier less than 20 years old on the eagle, Ouyang Yuanfeng asked: "Where are the thieves now?"

"Captain Ouyang, they are about two miles north of Niuxi Village."

(End of this chapter)